Our attendances for the past two months were: It was so great to celebrate Kaitlyn s confirmation with so many family showing support!

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1 THE VOICE OF OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Steve Jacobsen - Church Office: / Cell: s: Saturday at 5:30 PM & Sunday at 9 AM Sunday School: 10:15 A.M. July/ August 2018 Our attendances for the past two months were: It was so great to celebrate Kaitlyn s confirmation with so many family showing support! Ephesians 2:8-10 Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance so that we would walk in them. [EHV] Over the next two months we will spend most of our sermons looking at Ephesians (though we already read the famous verses above on March 11 this year). In our Vacation Bible School (July 30-August 3) we will look at the many gifts God has given us in our Baptism. Then at the closing service on Sunday August 5 th as we look at Ephesians 4:5 that talks about our one Lord, one Faith, One baptism we will see how God intends that we continue to grow in our baptism until we all reach unity in the faith. In Bible Study we will look at the work God s grace inspired in the pens of many of the great hymn writers of our 500 year Lutheran History, for as Ephesians also says our natural response to God s grace includes singing and making music with your hearts to the Lord (5:19). Our July 1 st study will include the tune by Paul Speratus dating all the way back to 1524; Salvation unto Us Has Come based on the text above. That tune notes the two themes of these verses which dominate this letter and all of our life as Christians; (1) Faith clings to Jesus Cross alone And rests in Him unceasing. (And) (2) And by its fruits true faith is known, With love and hope increasing. May all that we do be filled with the power of Jesus forgiveness so that we live in love and hope. -In Christ, Pastor Steve 5/5-5/13 5/19 5/26 6/3 6/9-6/16 6/ : AM Sunday Morning Adult Bible Class will begin a four week video study called Singing the Faith on July 1. Come join us and help us decide what to study next. Tuesday Ladies Bible Study will resume their study of Ruth on July 3 rd. Sunday School is in its summer pattern which means different class groups and active learning. Parents are strongly encouraged to bring their children to Sunday School whenever possible. It would be a great encouragement in the faith for your children and for all the other children of our church as well. Vacation Bible School: River of Life will be 9 11:30 AM on July 30-August 3 if we have workers and registered students there are still a lot of volunteer spots that need filled on the sign-up sheet in the church entryway. Please set the time aside on your calendars if possible. We are using the Lutheran Heritage Foundation s VBS material this year, and extra time and work is needed to coordinate what we want to be doing to have our planning done in good time for this year. We also have extra registration forms (one is in this newsletter). Please invite friends and neighbors. Confirmation- Pastor is hoping to meet with our 5-8 th grade parents soon to see what plan will work best for them this year. With VBS coming later this summer we may even want to start meeting before that week. Call Pastor if your child will be involved but you won t be at services soon

2 JULY WORSHIP PLANS June 30/ July 1- The 6 th Sunday after Pentecost: Equality 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, th - 7 th Sunday after Pentecost: Guest Preacher: James Dahlke 14 th &15 th -8 th Sunday after Pentecost: Who works out Everything Ephesians 1 21 st & 22 nd 9 th Sunday after Pentecost: He Mad e the Two One Ephesians 2 22 nd &29 th 10 th Sunday after Pentecost: How Wide Ephesians 3 AUGUST WORSHIP PLANS: 5 th 11 th Sunday after Pent. (No Saturday Serv.): This is to Continue Ephesians 4: th &13 th - 10 th Sunday after Pentecost Good News for Waverers Matt. 14: th & 20 th The 11 th Sunday after Pentecost For All Peoples - Isaiah 56: th & 27 th The 12 th Sunday after Pentecost Revealed to Us Matthew 16:13-20 Lay Readers: Kelli Rahe, 71 (Lamentations 3:22-22 & 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15) Kathy Harms, 8/12 (1 Kings 19:1-8, Ephesians 4:17-5:2) Worship Assistant Schedule for July & August 7/1 Aurora Baker Daryl & Ryan Riechmann Mark & Amy Struble 7/8 Sam Droste John Quandt & Joyce Grizzle & Gordon Rahe Jackie Degeal 7/15 Kaitlyn Jim Custer & Diana Varble & Baker Dave Thompson Lisa Jacobsen 7/22 Simon Purcell John Tepen & Phillip Darr Kathy Harms & Kathleen Travis 7/29 Aurora Baker Allen Darr & Brian Darr Butch & Sandy Purcell 8/5 Sam Droste Josh Knight & Josh Jacobsen Matt & Marty Knight 8/12 Kaitlyn Dick Mehrhoff Gordon & Kelli Baker & Steve Lee Rahe 8/19 Simon Purcell Tony Purcell & Mark & Amy Dewain Freand Struble 8/26 Aurora Baker Alfonso Sasieta Joyce Grizzle & & Mark Struble Jackie Degeal 9/2 Sam Droste John Quandt & Diana Varble & Gordon Rahe Lisa Jacobsen HAPPY Birthday! July: 8 Kaitlyn Baker Kristen Kaufman 9 Ken Howland 10 Airianna Cartwright 12 Erin Rahe 13 Taylor Rusten 14 Florence Mehrhoff Karen Schnelt 16 Becky Lee 19 Jerry Childress Amy Strubble Ashley Epps 20 Jackie DeGeal 24 Kelly Lesemann 25 Steve Jacobsen August: 3 Maria Sasieta 9 Jerod Busey 11 Kendra Kunzemann 14 Patsy Hardwick Louise Vetter 16 Joyce Grizzle Jonathan Edwards 18 Kaydince Tittsworth 20 Nathan Coonrod 21 Frances Custer 22 Betty Combs 26 Richard Midkiff 30 Joshua Knight 31 Janice Hardwick Audrey Jones HAPPY BAPTISM Birthday! July: 2 Anthony Dale Kristie Cook 8 Joshua Knight 13 Butch Purcell 21 Luke Tepen 24 Judy Tepen 30 Brenda Berry 31 Jennifer Bryson August: 2 Brenda Midkiff Amy Strubble 3 Emily Darr 4 Craig Jones Laura Moss Lindsey Moss 5 Kristen Kaufman Cale Kunzemann Bryon Kunzemann Kathy Mattis 8 Ken Howland 9 Airianna Cartwright 11 Jade Bryson Amanda Epps Ashley Epps Carrie Epps Ellen Logsdon Keeley Varble 14 Austin Rahe Connie Custer 16 Ruth Loy 18 Erin Rahe 20 Jerry Childress 23 Karen Lesemann 26 Jackie DeGeal HELP OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH You can call or go online to CommunityRewards and link your discount card/tag number to our church s number: # This needs to be done once every 12 months, nothing more is needed. If you aren t sure if your Kroger card is registered, just check the bottom of your receipt. It tells you. There is no cost to you, but you and your friends & family can help our church with every purchase. Few people are registered but hundreds of dollars are given to our church

3 2018 Vacation Bible School Registration Card Our Redeemer Lutheran Church th Street July 30-August 3, 9-11:30 AM VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION (One form per child, please) *Student First Name: *Student Last Name: Age: Grade entering: Home Church (if applicable): Allergies: Medical Issues or Special Needs: It would be nice if my child is placed in same group as (child's name): *Parent Name: *Address: *City: *State: *Zip: * *Home Phone Number: Cell Phone Number: Other Phone Number: Emergency Contact: Emergency Phone: Alternate Pickup Name: Alternate Pickup Phone: Medical Release: I give my permission for the VBS staff to administer basic first aid to my child (named above) in the event of an injury. I understand that the VBS staff will contact emergency services in the event of a significant injury and all expenses for such emergency services will be paid by me. Photo Release: I hereby grant Our Redeemer Lutheran church permission to use photographs/videos taken at VBS of the minor designated above in any manner or form for any purpose lawful at any time. I waive any right that I may have to inspect or approve the finished product or written copy, that may be used in conjunction therewith, or the use to which it may be applied. Permission to Attend: I give permission for my child (named above) to attend the Vacation Bible School (VBS) listed above. I understand that the information I give for this registration will only be used by the VBS hosting church. (Parent Signature) Date:

4 Ladies Aid - President Sandra Purcell. In May we enjoyed our Mother s Day celebration. We had 21 ladies join us for Bunco, prizes, and fellowship. The members brought delicious snacks and served punch. We completed 2 more quilts for orphan grain train. We served the free lunches in the community the week of June 4th with the help of other church members. During the week we served over 380 lunches averaging over 70 lunches each day. They kept us busy. At our June 18th meeting Kathy Harms opened our meeting with an interesting devotion about bumble bees based on Mark 9:23 stating If you can? Jesus said to him. All things are possible for the one who believes. We made plans for our summer outing. It will be Thursday, July 18th at Anastasia Tearoom, 351 N Main St at 11:30 AM. There will be a sign up sheet at the back of the church for all those members and guests who would like to join us. We discussed the District Convention being held September 28 and 29. Sandy Purcell and Emily Carroll will be the delegates representing our society. (continues on next column ->) We also discussed the Fall Salad Luncheon to be held September 26th. Patsy Hardwick will meet with the committee on September 4th to finalize plans. We closed the meeting with the Lords Prayer and Sandy Purcell shared an article titled A Circle of Light. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Ps. 27:1). We can always use more pictures and articles for our newsletter. You can them to RevJacobsen@outlook.com or drop off a paper copy at the church office. The deadline for September/October will be August 21. In Our Prayers : Harry Hardwick, Helda Williamson, Bob Murphy, Mike Settles, Toni Darr, Pastor Schmidt (fighting cancer) Bea Quandt, Debbie Varble, Connie Segbiano, Robert and Louise Luecke, Peg Schnelt, Barb Lehr, Florence Mehrhoff, John England, Margaret Varble, Jim & Connie Jones, Mary Lou Lehr (All with health problems or surgery) Our troops and leaders. Pastor and Tad had a great night at the Ballpark with some of our youth at the end of May. (Just sorry more couldn t make it, but many were busy with other things that week, including serving at Camp Wartburg s Shepherding Sheep Handicap camp) Come out to support our neighboring Lutheran Church if you are able!

5 July :30 PM Mount Gilead NO SERVICE 8 Guest Preacher: James Dahlke Lutheran Heritage Foundation :30 Church Council Meeting? PM Evangelism :30 PM Elders Mtg 26 2:30 White Hall Nursing Home AM VBS Begins 31 Our Redeemer Lutheran Church s with Holy Communion Every Saturday at 5:30 PM & Sunday at 9 A.M. Sunday School for all ages Every Sunday at 10:15 A.M.

6 August 2017 Our Redeemer Lutheran Church s with Holy Communion Every Saturday at 5:30 PM & Sunday at 9 A.M. Sunday School for all ages Every Sunday at 10:15 A.M. 1 7:30 Church Council Mtg 2 1:30 PM Mount Gilead 3 11:30 AM VBS ends 4 NO Saturday 5 VBS Children Sing in Church PM We serve at the Carrollton Food Pantry PM Evangelism Sept. 1 2 PM Circuit Forum at Zion, Bethalto 7:30 PM Elders Mtg 2:30 White Hall Nursing Home NO Saturday